Liquid dispensing container



g- 20, N. w. HALSEY 2,212,367

LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed Jan. 27, 1959 INVENTOR Z ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 20, 1940 2,212,367 I l "ilromnnisrnnsme CONTAINER v ,NorinanWl Halsey, Kew Gardens, N. Y., assignor to Clensel- Products, In c., a corporation of Delaware I Application January 27,1939, Serial No. 253,071

4 Claims. (o1. 221-428) This invention relates to improvements in liquid dispensingcontainers and particularly to 'dispensinggcontainers for viscous liquids.

1; One of theobjects of my invention is to enable adapted to receiveandcontain ameasured quantity of viscous liquid and that willrapidlydeliver such a measuredcharge of thej'viscousliquid, and which will, in the dispensing: operation,- avoid excessive frictionalresistance between said liquid and. the spout walls-by causing. such liquid in. its passage throughjthe outlet;partio f the spouttopassalong the lowersurface only thereof, .and which alsowill avoid .a complete fillingof the..outletpart of the spout with ..liqui dp..and avoid consequent. clogging thereofduringythe dispensingoperation... Q =30 Another objectrof myinventiori is, in. a; device of the character. specified, to' provide, in combination with a measuring device positioned below the bottom of athe container and havingan inlet. opening. disposed adjacent tothe wall of the container; a filling .funnel havingan outlet "near the bottom of the container. and at a posi- .'tion remote fromtheiiinlet of the imeasuring device.

With these and other eb ects in View, the m- I vention comprises the combination of members and. arrangement of parts so combined as to co-act and co-operate with each other in the results herein contemplatedyand comprises in one of its adaptations the species or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying drawing, 46

in which: v

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a liquid dispensing container embodying my invention; I Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section similar to Fig. 1 showing a portion of the container with the spout in tilted position;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the container shown in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, 55 looking in the direction of the arrows; and

, oblong compartment extending'from the axis of Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front view of the spout in adjacent position' to the can.

Referring now to the drawing which illustrates a preferredembodiment of my invention, lis a container or can bodyhaving a wall 1' preferably, cylindrical in conformationconnected with a top l and provided with a container-bottom 2 raised above the bottom edge of the can body to providea base or footportion- 3 which preferably comprises an integral continuous part of the 2'10 cylindrical wall I. A measuring container or compartment 4 positioned below the container- -bo-ttom 2 and preferably between said bottom and the terminal edges 3 of thesk-irt or foot portion 3, has an inlet aperture '4 extending through;

the bottom 2 and communicating at a position adjacent to the wall of the container between said measuring compartment 4 and a reservoir compartment l of said can or container. :"The measuring device 4 preferably comprises a flat,

the can in a substantiallyradial direction to the cylindrical, wall and having the'said'inlet opening 4 at its outer 'end. The op-positeend of said "measuring container or compartment is v preferably, disposed adjacent tothe axisofnthe container can; and:is connected .with a spout extending from the axial end of the measuring ,device inan inclined direction to and'through the top wall l adjacent to'the edge o'f the top of;

the container. -The'said spout is relativelywide,

preferably of square. or rectangular conformation with sidewalls converging slightly toward-each other progressively from its connection with the measuring compartment to an o-utletfand prefer- .ably comprising a passage-way of such" large capacity as. will permit the discharge thereithrough of liquid along the bottom surface thereofi'soas .toipermit the dispensing of'a measured chargelof 'liquid during a tilting operation of 4o thecan which will flow along the bottom ofthe 'spoutspassage only." It will be understood: that to a minimum the frictional contact between such viscous liquid'and the walls of the spout. I

5 so as to close the same, this will prevent f u rther movement of liquid upwardly in the can I so that the position of the lower end of the vent tube determines the liquid level and the air space 1 As illustrated, the vent tube 5 above the same. has its opposite end 5 extending through the top wall l of the canadjacent to the center thereof.

In accordance with the preferred formof my invention, the can is provided with a filling fun- -hel fi extending-a iially within"the container and having a wide conical inlet "or mum 6 arranged axially-of the container and connected with a lower-- tubt hav-ing-an' outlet-6 extending' to a position below'thecenter'arid near the-bottom ofthe can; i "This outlet-fi is disposed at a posimen remete-rrom the inlet (S'- of the measuring -Having des'cribed myinvention, I claimi- 15A"dispensing container for viscous liquids "embodying, in combination ,-a container, a meas- "uring compartment in the bottom of said containe'r adapted to receive a predetermined quantity of liquid from thecontainer and'having an inlet ad- ;35' I i-hg' compartment 7 having its walls converging jac'ent to one wall of the container, said measur- 1 gradually toward each other from its inlet'to its i outlet end, a spout'c'onnected'with said measuring 1 compar'tmentandhaving at its inlet end a capacity substantially as large as the capacity'of the outlet end of the I measuring i compartment and alsol havinglthroughout 'itslength a width sub- 'stantially equal to itswidthat'said'inlet end, '1 said: widejospout being adapted; upon tilting of thecontainer, to dispense, without clogging, the

:':liquid within the measuring compartment along the; bottom-of.ithe.:.spout,;means for filling said container; and: ventingrmeans extending below 1; :thetop ,of ,said Y container. to limit the 'height of rthefillingliquid thereinxr. 512. A- dispensing container for viscous liquids ,embodying-,-, in combination, ,a container, almeasgsuring' compartment-inthe bottom of. said container adapted to receive apredetermined :quanl tity of liquid; from the container and having -an, inlet adjacent to one. wall f the container,

. isaid measuring compartment having its wallscon- -verging'--"gradu a1ly 'towardreach other from "its inletto its outletyend,*- a spout connectedzwith -said measuring compartment and havingat'its inlet end acapacitysubstantially: aslarge as the papacfyofgthe outlet end of the measuring comembodying ih combination, a container, a flat partment and also having throughout its length a width substantially equal to its width at said inlet end, said wide spout being adapted, upon tilting of the container, to dispense, without clogging, the liquid within the measuring compartment along the bottom of the spout, a filling funnel having an outlet near the bottom of the container and at a position remote fromthe inlet of "the measuring device, venting means extending below the top of said container to limit the height of the filling liquid therein, and means for preventing the discharge of the liquid through the filling aperture.

3. A dispensingcontainer for viscous liquids rectangular measuring compartment disposed below the bottom of said container adapted to re- *ceive a--predetermined quantity of liquid from the container and having an inlet adjacent to one wall of the container, said measuring compartment having "its wallsl o'nverging gradually toward each other iror'n its inlet to its-outlet end, a spout connectedwith said measuring-compartment and having-at its inlet enda'capacity 'substantiallyas large as the'capacity of the out1et endof the-measuring compartment and also having throughout its length a' width 1 substantially equal to its width at said inlet end, said wide' spout being adapted; upon tiltingot the contain'er, to dispense, without clogging, the liquid with'in' the,30 measuring compartment along the bottom of the spout, means for-filling said "container, venting,

means-extending below-"the top of said container to limit the height of the filling liquid therein,

an'd'means for preventing-the discharge of thegq liquid through thefilling aperture. '4. A dispensing container'for viscous' liquid embodying,in combination, a container, '.a.flat rectangular measuring compartment disposed below the bottom of said container 'adaptedito receive 40 1 a predetermined'quantity of liquid from the'container and having an inlet adjacent to one wall of the container, said measurin'gicompartment having its wallsconverging gradually toward each other from its .inlet to"its"outletrend, a flat rec-,,;

, tang'ular spout connected with said :measuring compartment and having .at its inlet endra capacity' substantially as large as. the capacity of the outlet end of the ::measuring compartment and I also having;throughoutzits'length, aowidth substantially equal to itswidth at said --inlet "end; said flat vspoutbeing adapted, upon tilting of the container,-"to dispense, without clog ging, the liquid within the :measuring compartmentalong' the bottom ofztherspout, means'for, 555

filling said container; venting means extending below the top of said container tolimitthe height of the filling liquid therein, and means forpre- 'venting the discharge of the liquid through" the filling aperture. I g NORMAN W. HALSEY. 

